One food system: A paradigm shift including intersections between aquatic and terrestrial food systems
This webinar focuses on the value-added inter-linkages of terrestrial and aquatic food systems to help with solving the global challenges in food and feed systems. Scalable solutions, both macro (linked to commodities) and micro (linked to local communities) will be showcased. The panel discussion will focus on actions needed in support of a paradigm shift…
Presentations Network meeting 2023
Presentations at the Network meeting 24 October 2023 Peter Haugan, Policy Director, Institute of Marine Research, Norway. New Ocean Panel Report-The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change Updated Opportunities for Action Katrine Soma, Senior Scientist at Wagningen University and Research (WUR), Netherlands. Good practices (Kenya) – in support of the missions Links and information shared in…
EU Farm to Fork – Aquatic Food
Aquatic food – EU initiatives Legislative: Sustainable fisheries: agreement on revision of fisheries control system (europa.eu) ; European Parliament approval of 17.10.2023: Parliament approves new EU fisheries control rules | News | European Parliament (europa.eu) Policy proposals of the European Commission: Fisheries, aquaculture and marine ecosystems (europa.eu) (February 2023): Protection of marine ecosystems for sustainable fisheries Questions & Answers…
Presentations webinar 20 May
Presentations from the webinar Transforming food systems with aquatic foods: scaling up sustainable production solutions Santiago Fernández de Córdoba, Coordinator, UN Forum on Sustainable StandardsVoluntary sustainability standards Obstacles to trade and development that such standards may create and impact on small-scale producers and least developed countries Peter Limbu, Fisheries Technical Lead, The Nature Conservancy (TNC),…
Presentations webinar 25 June
Transforming food systems with aquatic foods –Advancing equitable livelihoods for healthy people and planet Amy Atter Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), GhanaHow to strengthens women’s livelihood through market innovations: sun drying of small fish in Ghana?–SmallFishFood Emma Witbooi Project manager, UNDP’s Blue Resilience ProjectWhat are the possible solutions to key governance and associated gender challenges…
UN FSS Dialogue April 2021Presentations
Presentations from the webinar Transforming food systems with aquatic foods: access to sustainable, safe and nutritious food for all Hettie Schonfeldt, Professor, University of Pretoria, ARUA Centre of Excellence: Food Security, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Scientific advisor to AFROFOODSImportance of open access nutrient data for aquatic foods Merete Tandstad, Senior Program Coordinator of the EAF…
Physiological and ecosystemetic studies under a commercial IMTA aquaculture environmental background
Summary People’s Republic of China has been the world largest aquaculture producer for decades, and the commercial scale integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) conducted in Sanggou bay has provided an effective background environment for several aquaculture-related research projects. To explore sustainable aquaculture production, the research group of ‘Ecological Farming in Coastal Area’ at Yellow Sea Fisheries…
New Guidelines on Blue Foods and Nationally Determined Contributions
A report on integrating blue foods into climate strategies, offering policy options, targets, examples, and pathways for building resilience. Blue or aquatic foods—foods that are wild-caught or farmed from oceans, rivers, and lakes—are an important part of global food systems. They are increasingly recognized as a priority for climate action, yet they are often overlooked…
WorldFish Promoting Nutrition-Sensitive Aquaculture in India through Small Indigenous Fish Species (SIS)
Since long ago, WorldFish has been promoting nutrition-sensitive approaches for aquatic food production systems by integrating small indigenous fish species (SIS). This effort gained global recognition when Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted of WorldFish was awarded the World Food Prize of 2021. SIS have high nutritional value in terms of protein content and the presence of…
International CoP on Nutrient Composition of Aquatic Foods meets to advocate for better data
The Global Action Network Food Composition working group, together with other international experts, formed an international CoP on the Nutrient Composition of Aquatic Foods and hosted a 4-day workshop in Rome from 14-17th January, 2025 entitled “Aquatic Foods Community of Practice Writing Workshop”, funded by the Lancaster Environment Centre. The workshop brought together international experts in nutrition, fisheries,…